The First “City – Forest” in China

04/07/2017

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In Liuzhou, Guangxi province, a new city of 30,000 inhabitants will be born in an area of 1.75 square kilometers on the banks of the LiuJang River.

It is a project of the Italian architectural firm Steffano Boeri Architetti Milan – gave the masterplan – and Shanghai Tongyan Architectural and Planning Design Company. “City – Luzhou Forest” will host 40,000 trees and nearly 1 million plants, more than 100 plant species

The vegetation will cover every building and is estimated to absorb 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide and 57 tonnes of pollutants per year.

It will give nearly 900 tons of oxygen. It will be powered by renewable energy sources and will be connected to an electric train with Luzhou. It will be completed by 2020.